Experience thread - FW 150.89 - for 6/7/8/9000 Series - 2012

This thread is more for details and discussions.
This FW is applicable to EU models only.

IMPORTANT: After upgrading your TV, it is necessary to perform a "cold start". This means that, after the TV is running again (after the update), shut down the TV, wait 1 minute (till all components are shut down), and unplug the TV from the mains (pull power cord) for 2 minutes before starting again.

Changelog:

QF1EU_0.150.89.0 (Date published: 2013-09-06)

Solution for not always working back button to switch to previous channel.

Solution for stuck when selecting a demo image.

Improvements for playing mp4 files.

Solution for Natural motion “ON” at startup although disabled in the menu.

QF1EU-0.150.88.0 (Date published: 2013-07-17)

Solution about network connection wizard starts by itself.

Solution about Automatic Channel Installation available -> no sound and NED1 missing. Delta network in the Netherlands.

Solution about new Microsoft Headweb Listed Services-playlist(HLS) is not working on our set.

Solution for the 42PFL6007H/12 and 55PFL6007H/12 reboots when connected to router.

Few remarks on the TV 42PFL6007 with 150.89 firmware connected to the Internet by WiFi.

1. YouTube application is not working good. Actually only one movie after app is opened plays OK, following ones are playing for only few seconds and then stops.

2. There are missing codecs for some audio formats for movies played from USB drive.

3. Subtitles in TXT files are not supported.

4. No polish characters in audition name displayed next to channel logo after channel change on SAT channels (not sure if its firmware issue).

5. Menu operation is very slow.

6. Qick Start function in configuration menu in Polish is not named correctly. There is "Skrócona instrukcja obsługi" instead of "Szybki start" or something like that. By the way this function was not working correctly in some previous versions of firmware. TV was turning on to quick start mode in unpredictible time. Even if this function was disabled! Is it fixed in current firmware version? I'm not using this function because with this issue only reinstallation of firmware was the solution.

55pfl8007 - FW 150.89 - with this firmware the TV is unable to play on YouTube HD videos larger than 1 hour. When select this type of videos the image turn black and after few seconds the TV return from Smart TV to TV mode.

It seems to me, that natural motion bug is not firmware related, because I have pfl6007k/12 and I don’t have any problems, no matter which firmware is installed. If I turn it on it stays on and if I turn it off, it stays off.

It seems to me, that natural motion bug is not firmware related, because I have pfl6007k/12 and I don’t have any problems, no matter which firmware is installed. If I turn it on it stays on and if I turn it off, it stays off.

Ok so I want to give the TV back an have my money refunded. But Phillips Support (in Poland) seems not to be interested in this. They told me to check if the "shop display" mode is off. Idiots.

55pfl8007 - FW 150.89 - with this firmware the TV is unable to play on YouTube HD videos larger than 1 hour. When select this type of videos the image turn black and after few seconds the TV return from Smart TV to TV mode.

I have same issue with 40PFL8007/K. Also I can not watch Teledunya 3D on satellite(Turksat) with 3d mode. It turns black and returns to normal mode of channel after a few seconds.

I have the TV 42PFL6007 and it hurts how bad philips have messed up this software.
Asides from the endless problems with menu navigation and remote responsiveness, there is also a problem which makes this TV restart occasionally.
Let's not talk about the studder and the fact that any panning scene is painful to watch, superman starts to blink and disappears while flying. The same with planes. If there are people inside a car that is running on a road and they film peoples faces, you can see the window of the car acting like water...
I tried to live with these problems hoping that soon the SW team will finally build a mature software that can be used on a daily basis but to this day it has not happened.
The last 2 drops in my already full glass:
1: Tried to watch Carl Sagans cosmos...avi file...it is simply unwatchable. I will record what this television is doing to a simple avi that plays perfectly on every other device: phone, laptop, PC or OTHER TVs!!!
2: The freaking USB ports DO NOT POWER OFF when the TV is turned off which means that the USB drives are powered forever!
Why stress with fancy menus for power saving if you keep my 2 external hard drives spinning even when i turn off the TV???? I SEE NO LOGIC FOR THIS!!!

I have been really happy with all the philips products I ever had, but this TV is by far the worst piece of electronic equipment that I ever laid my hands on.
It seems that this software was made by beginners and I am unable to comprehend how this passed at least software testing not to mention system...

The only feature that this TV has against the competition is the ambilight, but this is no atu! It's a stupid gadget that I personally can live without!

As they say, you learn from your mistakes: I will never buy a TV from philips again, and not because a bug (or more) were released to the general public, but for the lack of support that is offered after the product is sold.

I have all the same problems, and I still hope that Philips will solve those major problems with the new software soon.

Originally Posted by psyk

Hello.

I have the TV 42PFL6007 and it hurts how bad philips have messed up this software.
Asides from the endless problems with menu navigation and remote responsiveness, there is also a problem which makes this TV restart occasionally.
Let's not talk about the studder and the fact that any panning scene is painful to watch, superman starts to blink and disappears while flying. The same with planes. If there are people inside a car that is running on a road and they film peoples faces, you can see the window of the car acting like water...
I tried to live with these problems hoping that soon the SW team will finally build a mature software that can be used on a daily basis but to this day it has not happened.
The last 2 drops in my already full glass:
1: Tried to watch Carl Sagans cosmos...avi file...it is simply unwatchable. I will record what this television is doing to a simple avi that plays perfectly on every other device: phone, laptop, PC or OTHER TVs!!!
2: The freaking USB ports DO NOT POWER OFF when the TV is turned off which means that the USB drives are powered forever!
Why stress with fancy menus for power saving if you keep my 2 external hard drives spinning even when i turn off the TV???? I SEE NO LOGIC FOR THIS!!!

I have been really happy with all the philips products I ever had, but this TV is by far the worst piece of electronic equipment that I ever laid my hands on.
It seems that this software was made by beginners and I am unable to comprehend how this passed at least software testing not to mention system...

The only feature that this TV has against the competition is the ambilight, but this is no atu! It's a stupid gadget that I personally can live without!

As they say, you learn from your mistakes: I will never buy a TV from philips again, and not because a bug (or more) were released to the general public, but for the lack of support that is offered after the product is sold.

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